Mission
By the grace of God make disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ and teaching them to obey him, for the glory of God
So at Christ Church we want to be:
Christ glorifying
We want to see Jesus Christ proclaimed, honoured, magnified and praised.
He is the foundation of our faith and we want him to be at the centre of all that we do and say.
Prayer dependent
We pray together and individually because we recognise that we can do nothing unless the Lord builds His house. We are dependent on the Lord for everything in our church life and individual lives. We pray He will open blind eyes, that He will make us grow spiritually and numerically and that He will provide for our needs financially and practically.
Bible-centred
We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, which the Holy Spirit uses to transform God’s people individually and collectively. We believe and teach a reformed evangelical understanding of the Bible. We aim to use contemporary style in teaching and worship to show how God’s word is relevant to us today. We want the Word of God to shape all we do. We seek to teach it faithfully through expository preaching and practical teaching in small groups.
Mission focused
To obey Jesus’ command to preach the gospel to everyone: our local community, our nation, and all nations.
We want to be an outward-looking church where every member is engaged in reaching the lost with the good news of Jesus and we engage with mission partners across the world.
One family
We are committed to being one family of brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ from all nations.
We seek to love one another as Jesus commanded, serving one another using the gifts the Lord has given each of us, bearing one another’s burdens and being hospitable.
Connected
We work with other local churches and mission partners working in the UK and overseas to further the good news of Jesus, and to support and encourage one another. We value our independence and our interdependence under the one head, Jesus Christ.
Disciples together
To teach and equip each church member to be able to live for the glory of Jesus both in the church and where He has placed them, and to teach the Word of God to others. We encourage older men and women to disciple younger men and women so each will grow in their relationship with Jesus.
Involving all members in using their God-given gifts in his service through their whole lives in all their occupations.
So that...
God is glorified and by his grace and power, many are converted and grow as disciples in living, serving and witnessing to their families, the church and world